Olga Vanessa Valencia

Community Social Worker (she/her/hers)

Olga was born in Queens and raised in New Jersey. A proud Rutgers MSW graduate, she brings both personal and professional insight to her role. Her experience includes providing support as an assisted living aide and interning with the Penn Medicine Center for Eating Disorders. At CMAP, Olga facilitates group therapy, conducts individual counseling and psychosocial assessments, and designs programs that promote therapeutic engagement.

Passionate about music, movies, and Pilates, she values creativity as a form of connection. Olga shares life with her beloved senior dog, Diego, and celebrates her Colombian heritage. To her, CMAP’s mission is about reframing aging as a meaningful and empowering journey. She hopes retirement includes contentment, exploration, and connection—and offers this advice to her future self: give yourself grace, and enjoy the now.